Even more absurd is their confidence that they can leash up hyper-masculine private security contractors - the men who hold the guns and kill for a living.
Depends. An actual leader able to convince them and strategize, plus handle logistics would probably do reasonably well. Especially a military commander.
Most of CEOs and managers aren't leaders of this sort - they have to pay people to follow them. The second the deal is bad and they cannot rely on contacts and politics, they are left in a ditch.